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Scripture, Scriptures, n. 1. Holy Writ, the Bible, the Good Book, the Word of God, the Holy Scriptures, the Book of Books, Divine Revelation; sacred writings, inspired writings.
2. The Old Testament, the Law, the Law and the Prophets, the Mosaic Law, the Prophets, Hagio-grapha, Pentateuch, Torah, Hexateuch, Octateuch; Septuagint, Apocrypha; Talmud, Masorah, Gemara.
3. The New Testament, the Gospels, the synoptic Gospels, the Epistles, Pauline epistles, the Acts of the Apostles; the Authorized Version, Douay Version, King James Version, the Vulgate. See also gospel (def. 1). scrounge, v. 1. forage, hunt for, seek out, dig up, ferret out, smell or nose out, track down, seek out, Inf. scare up, Inf. scrape up, pull together; beg, borrow, or steal.
2. borrow, cadge, SI. sponge, chisel, SI. mooch, Inf. bum, Yiddish, shnorren; parasitize, poach, Inf. freeload. -n. 3. borrower, cadger, scrounger; parasite, Inf. freeloader, leech, Inf. sponger or sponge, SI. moocher or mooch, Yiddish, shnorrer. scrub1, v. 1. rub, absterge, scour, polish; wipe, swab, mop, brush. See wash (def. 1).
2. Slang, cancel, discontinue, drop, give up; terminate, stop, end, abort, do away with. scrub1, n. 1. brush, brushwood, thicket, copse, Chiefly Brit, coppice; bush, jungle, Canadian, bush lot.
2. mongrel, SI. mutt, hybrid, half-breed.
3. whippersnapper, SI. twerp, SI. punk; nonentity, cipher, jackstraw, Inf. nobody, Inf. no-account, SI. nebbish, Inf. loser, Inf. lightweight.
4. midget, homunculus, Tom Thumb, pygmy, Inf. little person, miniature, shrimp, Inf. squirt; dwarf, runt, Inf. pip-squeak, Inf. peewee.
-adj. 5. midget, shrimplike, undersized, small, miniature; stunted, dwarfed, underdeveloped, immature, runtish.
6. insignificant, inconsequential, inconsequent, unimportant; trifling, petty, trivial, slight, puny; not worth mentioning, not worth speaking of; inferior, second-class, second-rate, SI. two-bit.
7. brushy, thicketed; bushy, jungled. scrumptious, adj. Informal, delectable, delightful, delicious, mouth-watering, SI. more-ish, palatable, savory, tasty; splendid, gorgeous, magnificent, wonderful, Inf. terrific, fine; great, Inf. nifty, perfect, SI. neat, SI. swell; first-rate, top-drawer, SI. top-shelf. scrunch, v. crush, squash, squish, press, mash, smash, beat down; crumple, rumple, wrinkle, wad up, mat down, mess up; crunch, chew, grind, grate, scruple, n. 1. qualm, pang, misgiving, distrust, mistrust, suspicion, apprehension; scrupulousness, punctiliousness, meticulousness; conscientiousness, conscience, twinge of conscience, New England conscience, guilt, guilt feeling, point of honor; compunction, uneasiness, hesitation, hesitancy, doubt, dubiety, dubiousness, caution, carefulness, concern; restraint, restriction, circumscription, constraint.
-v. 2. hesitate, pause, falter, waver, boggle, stick at, beat about the bush; hang back, draw back, recoil, shrink from or at; think twice about, ponder, weigh, consider the pros and cons; demur, take exception, object, raise objections, have qualms, stickle, stick at; doubt, distrust, mistrust, look askance at, look down on, be loath, misgive, have misgivings, scrupulous, adj. 1. principled, right-minded, ethical, moral, conscionable; upright, righteous, just, honorable, upstanding, high-minded; good, sincere, all wool and a yard wide, true, earnest, conscientious; cautious, careful, prudent, politic, discreet, judicious, circumspect.
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